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A frank and funny look at what to do when together is too close
Two's company, especially for those who love each other. So what happens when-due to retirement, working from home, or even running a business together-spouses find that being in the same space all the time is awkward, complex, annoying, and just plain challenging? How can partners co-exist without co-exhausting each other?
Cynthia Ruchti and Becky Melby know all too well how adjusting...
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Spells and rituals for conjuring romantic love, self-love, and healthy relationships from "Conjure Queen" Mama Starr Casas.
Although love magic is among Starr Casas's specialties, she has never written about it extensively before. In Hoodoo Your Love, Starr shares her professional knowledge and also, reveals her never before published family secrets to help readers obtain the love they seek.
Hoodoo Your Love explores all facets of love magic. Within...
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The book of Revelation simply cannot be understood apart from the Old Testament.
“Through Old Testament Eyes” is a new kind of commentary series that illuminates the Old Testament backgrounds, allusions, patterns, and references saturating the New Testament. The structure and content of the Old Testament were second nature to the New Testament authors and their audiences, but today's readers have no reference point for understanding their intricate...
50564) On Writing (and Writers)
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A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transformative power of the written word from one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the modern age, C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and other revered classics.
Featuring over one hundred excerpts—some short and some essay length—drawn from his wide body of letters, books,...
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One of the first books to explore this influential spiritual and magical tradition, covering its philosophy while also providing a practical hands-on guide.
Espiritismo is the Spanish word for Spiritism or Spiritualism, spiritual traditions that emerged to great popularity in the US following the Civil War.
In the US and Canada, Spiritualism's primary focus was on communication between the living and the dead. The spiritual tradition traveled around...
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Medical technology meets rural values of simplicity, home health remedies, and unwavering faith in divine providence when a country-boy-turned-country-doctor returns to his roots. House Calls and Hitching Posts is a sometimes humorous and often intimate account of Dr. Elton Lehman's 36 years practicing medicine among the Amish of Wayne, Holmes, and surrounding counties in Ohio, for which he was named Country Doctor of the Year.
Now you can witness...
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The book of Mark explains the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore, to understand His Gospel, one must start from the beginning.
At the age of 89, due to the state of the world, Mrs. Pryor was compelled to share her non-judgemental testimony of how she repented and received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a very young age, baptized in water and with the Holy Ghost.
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We all can think of organisations that were established by Christians that are no longer recognisably Christian. In Keeping Faith, the authors outline the key components of organisational faithfulness — that is, what is needed for Christian organisations to stay true to the way of Jesus. They argue that the old reliance on statements of faith, or a set of Christian values, is insufficient. What is needed is a robust organisational theology that...
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A values-based, shame-free, pleasure-positive discussion of Christian ethics in response to a range of pressing issues in the digital age-including online pornography, dating apps, sexting, virtual-reality hookups, and sex robots.
Digital innovation has rapidly changed the landscape of sexual experience in the twenty-first century. Rules-based sexual ethics, subscribed to by many Christians, are unable to keep up with new developments and, more...
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Engaging Practices for Integrating Restorative Justice Principles in Group Settings.
As restorative practices spread around the world, scholars and practitioners have begun to ask very important questions: How should restorative practices be taught? What educational structures and methods are in alignment with restorative values and principles? This book introduces games as an effective and dynamic tool to teach restorative practices. Grounded...
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The Bible is interpreted in a variety of ways and through a myriad of lenses. But how we interpret Scripture depends first of all on how we read it. This handbook focuses on the process of reading itself, taking a cognitive-stylistic approach grounded in recent research on language and the mind.
Through accessible explanations of twelve key stylistic elements, How We Read the Bible provides all who study Scripture with the tools to understand what...
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A "Psalter/Commentary" combining in-depth study of Psalms 42-89 with over a hundred new songs based on the text of these psalms.
This volume, encompassing Psalms 42-89 (books two and three of the book of Psalms), is the second of three projected volumes. Volume one covered book one of Psalms (1-41), and volume three will incorporate books four and five of the Psalter (90-150). The intent of this series is not to produce technical volumes. Rather,...
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Achieve Success and Prosperity through the Principles of Yoga. Although millions of Westerners practice yoga simply for its health benefits, the philosophy and wisdom behind the multifaceted discipline have far more to offer. In The Jewel of Abundance, award-winning author and Kriya Yoga teacher Ellen Grace O'Brian reveals an overlooked aspect of yoga: its powerful teachings on prosperity. She draws upon the ancient Vedic tradition of yoga philosophy...
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An abridged and revised version of Bruce Waltke's magisterial two-volume NICOT commentary on the book of Proverbs
Since 2004, Bruce Waltke's magisterial two-volume NICOT commentary on the book of Proverbs has been recognized as a definitive exegesis of the Hebrew text, groundbreaking in its illuminating analysis that the authors and redactors of Proverbs had organized their material into discernible clusters and groupings. Waltke and Ivan De Silva...
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"There are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written." (Gospel of Saint John, final verse)
You can discover much of those "many other things which Jesus did" in this unique compilation of ancient records and mystical revelations, which includes historical records of the lives of Jesus Christ and his Mother Mary that...
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A modern mystic's practical guide to life, love, and creating the life you want.
Learn to take control of your life and reconnect with your purpose, using modern magic based on ancient spirituality.
Witch, Please is a modern mystic's practical guide to life, love, and creating a fulfilling existence-from turning your home into a sacred sanctuary and manifesting magical relationships, to loving your career, and money magic.
Full of inspiration,...
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7 Steps To Attain Perfection, an embodiment of rudimentary guiding principles capturing the essence of being Born Again, was conceived out of a nurtured desire spanning 11 years of tuning and fine-tuning its contents to equip a believer with necessary steps taking them on a purposeful journey through life's unpredictable experiences. It begins the moment someone takes the decisive step to accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour to fulfilling their...
50579) The Gospel According to Luke
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This is a simple and non-complicated daily devotional book for people from all walks of life. It is also written in a systematic devotional layout within a gospel story-related manner and presentation. It aims to draw the attention of the readers to pray and to follow the pathway of Jesus as laid out in the Gospel of Luke from Galilee to Jerusalem. It points to the Son of God coming to seek, save, and strengthen the faith of those who believe in Jesus....
50580) Proverbs
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What Proverbs meant to its original audience-and what it means to Christians today.
On one hand, Proverbs is perfectly straightforward-a collection of short statements on how to live wisely and well. On the other, the advice of Proverbs, written millennia ago, can seem disconnected from the realities of life today.
John Goldingay's fresh commentary untangles Proverbs with an eye toward Christian formation. Examining the text in English, Goldingay...
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